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"Age-old problem" — changing patterns of family support
Author(s)	Richard Berthoud
Corporate Author	Policy Studies Institute - PSI
Publisher	PSI, London, 1996
Pages	15 pp (enclosure in 1995/96 annual report)
Keywords	Family care ; Family relationships ; Social security benefits ; Social surveys.
Annotation	The pattern of family support in the later stages of the life cycle may have an important influence on the quality of life of both generations. This study was designed to investigate patterns of personal care and financial support within the framework of a model - the package of care and support, as determined by the characteristics of the parent, family, children, and society. Reference is made to the overambitious nature of the inquiries originally planned. The study concentrated on combined surveys of elderly people and their children; these were undertaken by Social and Security Planning Research (SCPR), on behalf of the Department of Social Security (DSS). No clear evidence was found on financial support: children are rather unlikely to take on more financial responsibility in the future. Neither parents nor children looked to the family to pay for care: that was primarily the government's responsibility.
Accession Number	CPA-970624214 P
Classmark	P6:SJ: DS:SJ: JH: 3F *
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